Hua Kai looked at Ye Yifan with a puzzled expression: "No? What are you thinking?"
Ye Yifan's face remained serious: "Then why are you so concerned about him?"
Hua Kai looked at Ye Yifan, wondering what had gotten into him. He had been perfectly fine: "I didn't care about his business."
Ye Yifan looked into Hua Kai's eyes: "Is there really something that I can't even tell you?"
Hua Kai scratched her head, wondering what all this was about. But the guy was clearly angry. She hadn't expected a boy to be so petty. It was just something she'd been hiding from him. Was it really that big of a deal?
But looking at Ye Yifan's handsome face and his eyes, Hua Kai immediately surrendered.
She said to Ye Yifan, "I'm telling you this, but you have to swear you won't tell anyone else, including Gu Xiaoxue."
Ye Yifan's expression finally softened: "I promise I won't tell."
Hua Kai whispered a few words in Ye Yifan's ear, and then said, "I have my doubts, and I'm not sure, but this really can't be told to anyone."
Ye Yifan laughed after hearing this: "So that's how it is. I thought... well, you need to help with this."
Hua Kai asked in confusion, "What do you think?"
"No, I thought so? We're at the restaurant, let's go in quickly, it's really cold today."
"Is it cold today? The sun is shining brightly."
"It's cold. Come inside quickly and see if Xiaoxue ordered any dishes you like."
After being interrupted by Ye Yifan, Hua Kai didn't know what to say, but they went into the restaurant together.
When they arrived at the restaurant, the waiter started serving the dishes.
After sitting down, we started eating.
In the afternoon, Hua Kai was painting in the shop, while Ye Yifan took Gu Xiaoxue to discuss the rent for the shop next door.
Today, Hua Qingyi went back to the village by himself. Hua Kai bought some clothes and food for Gu Lanying and asked her older brother to send them back. Otherwise, when Hua Kai goes back next week, her aunt will also be home.
Gu Lanying has been learning quite quickly from Gu Lanyan these past few days. She mainly learned how to make smoked meat pancakes and shortbread. She can make a lot of shortbread at once and sell it. She can manage to make only one type of pancake. Otherwise, she would be too tired because she has elderly people at home.
Hua Qingyi went home and told Gu Lanying why Hua Kai couldn't come back, and also told her that they would definitely visit her aunt's house during the holiday.
Looking at the things the children had bought for her, and how they were so busy yet still thought of her, Gu Lanying burst into tears again. She patted Hua Qingyi's shoulder and said, "You children are all so kind and sensible. I don't know what to say."
Hua Qingyi smiled and comforted Gu Lanying, saying, "Kaikai said that Auntie will cry again after seeing the things, so he told me to tell Auntie not to think so much. If you think too much, we will also feel burdened. We are family, so there is no need to be so formal."
Gu Lanying nodded repeatedly: "I understand, but Auntie knows what's in my heart, so Auntie won't say anything more."
Gu Lanyan said to Gu Lanying, "Just learn the skill well, go back and earn money, and when they go on vacation, just cook them something delicious."
Hua Kai felt a little homesick at this moment, because she thought about her aunt and really wanted to go back to visit her, but she really didn't have the time right now.
When winter vacation comes, I'll be able to visit my maternal grandparents and my aunt again. But thinking that my aunt can earn money, her life will be better, so I'm not worried.
On Wednesday, the curtains, sheets, and duvet covers were all made and delivered. We hung them all up, and the decorative items and ornaments that Huakai had asked Ye Yifan to buy were also displayed. Now the shop really feels like a modern home furnishing mall.
After that, Huakai had Ye Yifan take some more photos, which were then developed in a rush and pasted into the sample book.
We made a total of ten sample brochures. We kept two in the factory for customers to look at when they came to open their businesses, and the rest were placed in the stores.
There are blank pages after this, so you can add new products at any time.
They don't intend to wholesale their products because they are building a brand and selling their own products. After the New Year, they plan to open one or more stores in the provincial capital, then expand into the northern market, open chain stores, and make the "1992 Furniture Store" brand bigger.
Hua Kai came up with various promotional methods. She made flyers in advance, had Ye Yi print them out, wrote down the address and opening date, and offered a 20% discount for the first three days. Then she hired people to distribute them on the street.
There were also posters outside the shop, pasted on the wall, which were very eye-catching.
Besides Li Jing, they also hired a cashier and two waiters.
The day before the opening arrived quickly. Hua Kai took leave to double-check with Ye Yifan to make sure everything was in order.
The business opened on Sunday, and on Saturday afternoon, Hua Wanjiang and Gu Lanyan brought Hua Qingyang to the city.
With Hua Qingyi at home, Hua Kai didn't need to worry. She still followed Ye Yifan to the factory, the store, and then to the restaurant to check everything over again, afraid that something might go wrong. After all, this was different from the factory. The factory had actually started trial operation beforehand and there weren't too many unexpected issues, but opening a store was very important because the customer experience on the first day would affect the reputation.
The next morning, the Hua family went to the store. Hua Qingyi had already brought his family to see it yesterday, so they weren't so surprised, but they were still uneasy. It was too big, and the business was too big. They heard that one sofa cost two or three hundred yuan, which was equivalent to some people's monthly salary.
However, Hua Wanjiang and Gu Lanyan have one good point: they don't ask too many questions if they don't understand something, and they don't cause trouble if they can't help. They just sit quietly in a less crowded place.
Gu Xiaoxue arrived early, along with her grandfather. Hua Kai and Ye Yifan went over and greeted Grandpa Gu.
The old man, clearly an intellectual, leaned on his cane and wore a Zhongshan suit. He looked at Ye Yifan and Hua Kai with particular admiration: "These two children are talented, and their future is limitless. It's Xiaoxue's good fortune to be friends with you."
Ye Yifan said, "Grandpa Gu, you flatter me."
Hua Kai said, "Grandpa Gu, it's my good fortune to know Director Gu. He has helped me so much."
Grandpa Gu smiled and said, "This kid is lucky despite his foolishness. You should take good care of him from now on."
Gu Xiaoxue said, "Grandpa, please give me some face in public."
Grandpa Gu laughed heartily: "You all go about your business, let Xiaoxue accompany me inside to take a look."
Just as Grandpa Gu and Gu Xiaoxue went inside, another person who looked to be of high status arrived. Hua Kai followed Ye Yifan over to greet him; he was a leader from the province.
Then came a well-known businessman from the city. Hua Kai didn't recognize him and followed Ye Yifan around, listening to his introduction.
Hua Kai knew Ye Yifan's abilities and the number of people he had invited.
Ye Yifan had previously mentioned that his grandfather wanted to come, but the weather had been bad lately, and his grandfather had injured his leg before, so he couldn't come this time.
Hua Kai knew about Ye Yifan's relationship with his grandfather, so she said she would visit him in person in the provincial capital during the holidays.
Section Chief Cheng and his wife also came. They weren't just here to buy a sofa; they also admired Huakai's skills, so they came to support Huakai today.
Meng Ming and Meng Jing also arrived. Meng Jing knew Gu Xiaoxue, so they didn't need Hua Kai and the others to entertain them and went into the shop.
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